MUSKEGON, MI – Cooperative arrangements with the Muskegon Public Schools and two commercial redevelopment tax-break issues are before the Muskegon City Commission this week.

Commissioners are being asked to renew a community officer agreement with Muskegon High School. The public schools will pay $19,669 for the community officer for the nine-month 2013-14 school year.

The city and the Muskegon Public Schools are planning to continue their partnership to provide “open gym” for local youth and a youth basketball league. The city and the schools have been offering the winter recreational opportunities at Muskegon High School since 2010.

The city would pay $18,500 for the program in the school facilities. The program would run October through March.

The commission meeting is Tuesday, Aug. 27, in the commission chambers of Muskegon City Hall, 933 Terrace. The 5:30 p.m. meeting is open to the public.

Commissioners also are being asked to approve two commercial rehabilitation district issues. The commercial rehabilitation districts allow local governments to provide property tax incentives to developers of property in harder to redevelop areas.

The commission will have a public hearing to take comments on a new commercial rehabilitation district for the Noble Building, 500 W. Western Ave. The Nobel Building is being redeveloped as the home of the Pigeon Hill Brewing Co.

A second public hearing is for a commercial redevelopment certificate at Terrace Plaza, 316 Morris Ave. The Hinman Co. of Kalamazoo has spent $450,000 upgrading the office building for the new headquarters of Muskegon and Oceana county’s Michigan Works job training programs, city officials said.

Commercial redevelopment certificates freeze property tax assessments and abate property taxes on the new investments. Hinman would receive a 10-year property tax abatement, if approved by the commission.

The Muskegon City Commission also will consider an agreement with the Michigan Department of Transportation for reconstruction of Laketon Avenue from Park to Peck streets.

Those wanting to discuss any of the issues on the city agenda may do so during the commission meeting. The commission will allow those wanting to discuss other issues of public concern to do so at the end of the meeting.